Etymological root

*sed-

Proto-Indo-European

# *sed-

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Proto-Indo-European
**Slug:** sed

## Words From This Root
- sit - to rest with your weight on your bottom, with your upper body upright
- seat - Something you sit on, such as a chair or part of a chair.
- size - how big or small something is
- chair - A piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back and usually four legs.
- period - A length of time.
- session - A period of time spent doing a particular activity.
- nest - A structure that a bird or other animal builds to lay eggs and raise its young.
- method - A particular way of doing something, especially a planned or organized one.
- residence - The place where someone lives; a home.
- possess - To own or have something.
- resident - A person who lives in a particular place.
- residue - A small amount of something that is left behind after the rest is gone.
- assess - To carefully judge the quality, value, or importance of something.
- reside - To live in a particular place.
- exodus - The departure of a large number of people at the same time.
- niche - A specialized area or position that suits a person or business well.
- sedate - Calm, quiet, and unhurried.
- insidious - working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
- obsess - To think or worry about someone or something all the time.
- preside - To be in charge of a meeting, ceremony, or organization.
- dissident - A person who publicly disagrees with and opposes their government or its policies.
- sedentary - Involving a lot of sitting and little physical activity.
- besiege - To surround a place with armed forces to force it to surrender
- residency - the fact of living in a place, or a period of specialized training
- residuum - a remainder or residue left after a process is complete
- residuary - relating to the part of an estate remaining after debts
- subsidiary - a company controlled by another; of secondary importance
- sat - past tense and past participle of sit
- sitter - a person who looks after a child, pet, or house, or who poses for a portrait
- subsidence - the gradual caving in or sinking of an area of land

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Words from this root(30)

/sɪt/ to rest with your weight on your bottom, with your upper body upright Meaning Off Sound Off

/siːt/ Something you sit on, such as a chair or part of a chair. Meaning Off Sound Off

/saɪz/ how big or small something is Meaning Off Sound Off

/t͡ʃeɹ/ A piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back and usually four legs. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈpɪɚ.i.əd/ A length of time. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsɛʃən/ A period of time spent doing a particular activity. Meaning Off Sound Off

/nɛst/ A structure that a bird or other animal builds to lay eggs and raise its young. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈmɛθəd/ A particular way of doing something, especially a planned or organized one. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns/ The place where someone lives; a home. Meaning Off Sound Off

/pəˈzɛs/ To own or have something. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɹɛzɪd(ə)nt/ A person who lives in a particular place. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɹɛzɪdjuː/ A small amount of something that is left behind after the rest is gone. Meaning Off Sound Off

/əˈses/ To carefully judge the quality, value, or importance of something. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɹɪˈzaɪd/ To live in a particular place. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɛksədəs/ The departure of a large number of people at the same time. Meaning Off Sound Off

/niʃ/ A specialized area or position that suits a person or business well. Meaning Off Sound Off

/səˈdeɪt/ Calm, quiet, and unhurried. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪnˈsɪdi.əs/ working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way Meaning Off Sound Off

/əbˈsɛs/ To think or worry about someone or something all the time. Meaning Off Sound Off

/pɹɪˈzaɪd/ To be in charge of a meeting, ceremony, or organization. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdɪsədɪnt/ A person who publicly disagrees with and opposes their government or its policies. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsɛd.ən.tɛɹ.i/ Involving a lot of sitting and little physical activity. Meaning Off Sound Off

/bəˈsiːd͡ʒ/ To surround a place with armed forces to force it to surrender Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈrɛzɪdənsi/ the fact of living in a place, or a period of specialized training Meaning Off Sound Off

/rɪˈzɪdʒuəm/ a remainder or residue left after a process is complete Meaning Off Sound Off

/rɪˈzɪdʒuɛri/ relating to the part of an estate remaining after debts Meaning Off Sound Off

/səbˈsɪdiɛri/ a company controlled by another; of secondary importance Meaning Off Sound Off

/sæt/ past tense and past participle of sit Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsɪtər/ a person who looks after a child, pet, or house, or who poses for a portrait Meaning Off Sound Off

/səbˈsaɪdns/ the gradual caving in or sinking of an area of land Meaning Off Sound Off

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